The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-01
GEORGIA AND FLORIDA.
NEWS OF THE TWO STATES TOLD
IN PARAGRAPHS.


Work will soon be commenced ON the new
Jail at Darien The contractors are getting
all things in readiness SO az TO avoid all
unnecessary delay
w. H. Forest, the Marshal of Chauncey,
who was charged with personating police
man and eXtorting money from people he
arrested, has been placed under 5000 bond.
Hon. J. \. Coggins, member Of the late
House of Representatives from the county
of Banks, and Miss Angela Harnsberg, OF
Washington, Ga, were married at Atlanta
Sunday,
The convention of the Woman's Mission
airy Society of the South Georgia Confer
ence will convene in Albany Thursday night
There will be about So enty lady delegates
from abroad in attendance.
Thomaston Times. Mr. Garnett Smith,
in the southwestern part of this county is
~ years old and yet has the clock which his
grandfather used. Ii is still running and
keeps good time, and is the time piece by
which the household is regulated.
Work on the new building of the Young
Mems Christian Association at Atlanta
seems to be getting on slowly. The associa-
ton will not be able to take possession for
some time. and il is doubtful if the building
will be entirely completed before Jan,
next.
w. T. Bryson, of Auraria, now holds the
championship for good shooting. While
out hunting a few days ago be saw fifteen
wild ducks closely bundled together in
stream. He leveed his gun at the bunch
and fired, killing eleven of the fifteen,
shooting them all through the head He
has two witnesses to this marvellous shot.
Judge John S. Bigby and Charles c. Par
rott, both of Newman, have bought several
head Of Devon cattle which they were
struck with at the late exposition They
tl.1,.
fine breed The farmers and merchants are
turning their attention toward securing
finer class of horses. and several orders have
been sent to Kentucky and West Virginia
for steeds costing from 800 TO $500 each,
A movement has been inaugurated to es
tablish national bank in Marietta. Some
outside capitalists, headed by a gentleman
from Orlando, Fla. have been prospecting
about Atlanta with view of entering the
banking business, but their attention was
called TO Marietta as a fine point for such
an enterprise, and the probability is they
will locate there, provided they meet with
suitable encouragement. They propose to
put in 49,, 600 if the people of Marietta will'
subscribe $4,000.
As John Lewis was about to turn the cor
ner of Cherry street and Cotton avenue at
Macon, Saturday night having under one
arm box containing pair of siX-dOllar
shoes, and under the other a bundle of
bread, he was run against by little negro
who was being chased by some one around
the corner. He was struck with force
enough TO knock both bundles from under
his arms, and TO cause him to fall sprawl
ing. By the time he could regain his feet.
crowd had collected, and the shoes and
bread had vanished
ter of the editor of the Liberal is the
happiest child in Cuthbert. She was one of
the favored few who had the privilege of
shaking hands with jefferson Davis and
Miss Winnie. Her mother had done many
hard days work sewing for the Con
federate heroes who fought our battles, and
was determined that her baby should see
the man whom those heroes loved. She
was among the first to reach the coach and
held up her little girl to the window where
he sat. Both he and Miss Winnie casped
the little hand and shook it tenderly. We
love to kiss that hand now better than ever
before
Ben Smiths district, Gwinnett county,
can't survive long at time without SEN
sation. Tom billiard produced it this time
he got on spree and went home, when his
wife took him to task abouo his condition.
This enraged Thomas, and he let in on her
with gun, knocking her down and Jump
ing on her, and when she got up she had
fresh knife wound on her person, besides the
bruise caused from the gun lick. Hereto
fore in his domestic troubles it is reported
his wife has been getting the best of the
ARRAYS, Thomas coming out with a genteel
whipping; but he turned the tables on her
on this occasion so completely that
he thought it necessary to leave the coun-
try, which he did
Silas lvey, a Macon negro, has been
pardoned by the Governor. Silas was a
carriage-driver employed by Col. j. L.
Jones. In 1882 he had a difficulty with
some negroes with whom he was play-
ing cards in the basement of the Stubblefieid
House. and in the difficulty shot and killed
Butler Graves, negro porter for f.
Prices Sons. He escaped, and was
finally captured and brought back
by Capt. John Hurley. He was tried,
convicted and sent TO the pententiary for
life. Washington Dessau, his attorney.
made a motion for and obtained a new
trial, at which he was sentenced to five
years imprisonment. Faithful work on the
part of friends and his good behavior have
reduced that sentence, and he is now free
The Thomason Times has this to say of the
old Menard House atMacon while inMacon
Wednesday, Uncle Billy Caraway saw
house in which he stayed in 1926. He was
then boy of 10 years of age, and went TO
Macon in an OK cart with his father There
was no road through the woods except what
was designated by blazes' on the trees,
These blazed places were sometimes far apart
and frequently the travellers would get good
deal out of the way. OF course progress
was very slow The house stands, we be-
heve, on the corner of Walnut street and
Bridge Row. At the time Mr.. Caraway
stopped there, the lower story was occupied
as store and the upper as dwelling. The
store was kept by Cook & Cowles the latter
Of whom was Mr.. Jere Cowles, afterward
very prominent business man and
capitalist. Mr.. Caraway was very much
surprised to see the house still standing and
occupied"
The last Legislature passed resolution
authorizing the payment of the last semi
annual interest on certain cancelled bonds
known as the Atlanta and Gulf railroad
bonds. There was no interest coupons at
tached for the last semi-annual interest,
and for that reason it was not paid.
Some '"ef the bonds we're surrendered be
fore maturity upon call, and there will be
no claim for the interest Oh them. Other
bondholders, when the bonds were pre-
sented, accepted payment of the principal,
without the accrued semi-annual interest.
under protest These will not be required
to make further proof before the payment
of the interest now authorized. Others,
however, surrendered the bonds without
protest and in this case the legislative reso-
luton prescribed what proof would be nee
essary to establish their claim to the inter
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